Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-30
-Tax-sale next Monday.

Sheriff Spears is on the sick lis
this week.
Miss Jennie Bateman has again re
turned to Appleton, Wis.
Magnificent weather favors thu
territorial fait this week.
Miss Nora Miles goes to Pierce
Neb., to spend the winter.
The senior member Of the firm of
Roth Bros. is off east on a business trip.
Some extra bargains In machine
oils and grease at Roth Bros. 225tf
j. T. Johnston and the Alpena base
ball club carried the day at the fair last
Friday.
Miss Emma Major has been sworn
in as an assistant to our worthy post
master.
Absolutely pure baking powder and
tlayoring extracts, in bulk at DR.. Ma
thias' drug store. 224tf
Albert Gunderson sold couple
thousand dollars worth OF real estate
this week, as agent.
Mrs. Hall started Monday in ans
wer to invitations from three northern
counties, to lecture on temperance.
"A number OF teams passed through
town last Wednesday,, en-route for
Mitchell, to attend the territorial fair.
Ed. Smith is enclosing what prom
'ses to be spacious dwelling house.
Coming events cast their shadow be-
fore them.
The many friends Of Augustin La
Point will be panied to learn Of his
serious illness from Inflammation OF
The bowels.
Roscoe Miles, the eight years old
son of E. V. Miles, fell on a pirch-fork
and cut quite a cash on his forehead, a
few days ago.
Miss Lamb stated to Nebraska,
Wednesday. She will visit the terri
torial fair, and stay over Sunday at
Mitchell with friends.
The Missionary Society will meet
with Mrs. N. D. Blank at Washington
View, Thursday Oct. 9Th. All are in
vited. Mrs. McCuNE, secy.
Sam Marlenee received notice that
q monthly pension of $500, and back
pension, exceeding $500 has just been
granted him by the y. S. Pension Blu
reau.
james Wocdburn has sold to Geo.
II. Price Of Waterbury, his hotel and
blacksmith shop for a consideration of
$1,000 Mr.. Price will take possession
next week.
"A concert was given at the Ford
school house in Viola twp last Sunday
evening, which was well attended from
the surrounding country, and equally
well from Washington Springs.
- The place announced for the w. G.
L. U. meeting last week, was changed
from the Congregational hall to Mrs.
Spears residence, on account OF the
gold, and there being no stove in the
hall.
-Ye associate editor and the assist
ant editors assistant are eff to the ter
fitorial fair, the latter abandoned the
paint brush and easel and bid Wessing-
ton Springs IA lasting: farewell. May
her shadder never grow less.
The Home Department of.the Da-
kota Farmer, which is edited and con-
Quoted by Bessie Beginner, one Of the
best housekeepers in the country, is
rich with suggestions and hints of do
nestle economy every month. But 81
per year. Address the Dakota Farmer,
Huron, Dakota. -:
We were pleased to read a COM
nunicatior, written by Uncle Peter
Barrett's attorney in Washington, tell
ing him that. Uncle Sam intended tore
ward him for past services in sub
stantial way, by granting a back pen
sion OF over 800, and a monthly remit
5ance of $4.0o.
The Fiji tieth congress will have to
prepare itself not only for thunder
ing knocking at the door by Dakota and
Washington in their best clothes, and
with stern, remorseless eyes: but that
congress will have to draw the bar and
let them, or at least Dakota, into the
Family.
Our county fair has become thing
Of the dim and misty past. 1t could
not be called'a complete failure, but it
was far from being q success. The far
mers did not take interest enough in
Che fair to bring out the magnificent
farm products with which Jerauld Co.
is filled. Possibly it is on account Of
the low premiums offered But farm
ers will not as usual thing grow very
enthusiastic over fair where the pr.n-
eipal attractions are base ball and dane
ING VIZ hone the time will come when